title: Somatic symptoms in those with performance and interaction anxiety.
abstract: This study (n = 304) examined the relationship between somatic symptoms and social anxiety. Significant differences in the experience of somatic symptoms were found among four groups (i.e. performance anxious, interaction anxious, generalized socially anxious, and controls). Post hoc analyses revealed that those who exceeded the clinical cutoff for generalized social anxiety exhibited more somatic symptoms than those who exceeded the clinical cutoff in the other two social anxiety domains or controls. Individuals in each group exhibited more somatic symptoms than controls, but subtypes did not differ in the amount of somatic symptoms experienced. Additionally, regression analyses revealed that type of somatic symptoms experienced varied depending on subtype.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University, USA amay3@lsu.edu.
authors.forename: Anna C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: May
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University, USA.
authors.forename: Brittany M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Rudy
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University, USA.
authors.forename: Thompson E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University, USA.
authors.forename: Whitney S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University, USA.
authors.forename: Erin T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Reuther
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University, USA.
authors.forename: Sara E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Whiting
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anxiety; physical symptoms; psychological distress; self-efficacy; social cognitions